Global Patent Index - EP 2108303 A1

EP 2108303 A1 20091014 - Endoscopic system

Title (en)

Endoscopic system

Title (de)

Endoskopisches System

Title (fr)

Système endoscopique

Publication

EP 2108303 A1 20091014 (EN)

Application

EP 09152380 A 20090209

Priority

  • JP 2008103766 A 20080411
  • US 4653708 P 20080421

Abstract (en)

An endoscopic system (1) is composed by connecting an endoscope (10) and peripheral equipment (140). The endoscope (10) has an endoscope main body (20), and an imaging unit (100), which is slender imaging optics. The endoscope (10) is constructed so that the endoscope main body (20) and imaging unit (100) are freely connectable and separable. The endoscope main body (20) has an insertion part (30) which is inserted into an abdominal cavity, a branch member (40), which is a middle end of the endoscope main body (20), and provided in a proximal end portion of the insertion part (30), a first extension part (60) provided in the proximal end portion of the branch member (40), a main body operation unit (61) provided in a proximal end portion of the first extension part (60), a universal cord (70), and a connection unit (80), which is provided in a proximal end portion of the universal cord, and is connected to the peripheral equipment (140).

IPC 8 full level

A61B 1/012 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 1/00124 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/012 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IE

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2108303 A1 20091014; EP 2108303 B1 20110720; JP 2009254403 A 20091105; JP 5117263 B2 20130116; US 2009259100 A1 20091015; US 8529439 B2 20130910

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09152380 A 20090209; JP 2008103766 A 20080411; US 36770309 A 20090209